Jackson State football's offensive coordinator Hal Mumme shows how to air raid on the gridiron.
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Jackson State white team coach Hal Mumme checks the clock on Sunday, April 15, 2018, at the JSU spring game in Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Miss.(Photo: Chris Todd, For Clarion Ledger)

The team, one of eight members of the first-year Alliance of American Football league, announced Hal Mumme will be its offensive coordinator for the inaugural season, which begins Feb. 10 at the Birmingham Iron.

Mumme, most recently serving as the offensive coordinator at Jackson State, is considered a pioneer of the "Air Raid" offense.

“Hal Mumme brings many positives to our team and offense,” Express coach Mike Singletary said in a press release. “First and foremost, it’s his creativity. I know it’s called the air raid system, but I want to use his imagination to get into the end zone and bring balance to the offense. I know the physicality that I want to have on our team. I want to bring muscle to the passing game.”

Mumme resigned from his post at Jackson State on Oct. 3, after having been hired in December 2017.

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“Our system is fast-paced and designed to make the defense cover the entire field,” Mumme said. “We incorporated a lot of concepts from former coaches Lavell Edwards, Bill Walsh, June Jones and Mouse Davis’ systems for roughly six years while putting together ours throughout the years. I’m excited, honored and humbled to join the Memphis Express as the offensive coordinator under Mike Singletary. I’ll be working with great people and all my friends in Memphis.

“Memphis Express GM Will Lewis and Coach Singletary have done a great job gathering talent. Particularly based on what I’ve seen from the receivers, our training camp is going to be extremely competitive.”

Alongside current Washington State coach Mike Leach, Mumme was a leading innovator of the "Air Raid" offense at Iowa Wesleyan College in 1991. From there, Mumme – whose son, Matt, is the current offensive coordinator at Nevada – spent time at Kentucky as the offensive coordinator. He has also had head coaching stints at Valdosta State, Southeastern Louisiana, New Mexico State, McMurry and Belhaven.